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MORTGAGEES
PARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE
of the
"VALUABLE LEASEHOLD
PROPERTY
situated at VICTORIA IN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG SUBSECTION 1 OF SECTION | A OF INLAND LOT No. 584 to be sold by
PUBLIC AUCTION
on Friday
the 15th day of July 1969,
nt 12 o'clock noon
at the FRENCH BANK BUILDING,
Victoria, Hongkong
by MR. A. E. B. DE SOUSA AUCTIONEER
For further Particulars apply
lu:-
Messrs. A. S. K. LAU & CO. Solicitors for the Mortgagees;
Wang Hing Building, Second floor.
10 Queen's Road Central,
or to Mr. A. E. B. DE SOUSA,
The Auctioneer.
LAMMERT BROS
Auctioneers, Surveyors
and Appraisers,
Pedder Building. Telephone No. 20224,
THE HONGKONG BOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN
EVER, READY TO AID SUFFERING CHILDREN
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NOTICE
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG PROBATE JURISDICTION
IN THE GOODS, of Malcolm Leuchars Hurdle, Master Mariner Superintendent of the Star Ferry Company, Limited deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Court has by virtue of Section 8 of the Probates Ordinance, 1897, made an Order limiting the time for creditors and others to send in their -claims-against-the above-natate. to the 7th day of August, 1949.
All creditors and others are accordingly hereby required to send their claims to the under- signed on or before that date,
Dated the 15th day of July, 1940.
DEACONS, Solicitors
for the Executrix.
NOTICE
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG
PROBATE JURISDICTION
In the Goods of JOHN LANCASTER ROBIN- SON late of Harbour View Hotel, Kowloon in the Colony of Hone Kong, Gentleman, de- ceased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Court has by virtue of Section 58 of the Probates Ordinance, 1897, made an Order limiting the time for creditors And others to send in their claims against the above estate to the 7th day of August, 1949.
All creditors and others are accordingly hereby required to send their claims to the under- signed on or before that date.
Dated the 15th day of July,
1849.
DEACONS, Solicitors
for the Administrator,
Prince's Building. Hong Kong
POLICE NOTICE.
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On Saturday 9.7.40 at about 8 p.m. at Wing Lok St. West, near the Western Market, Chinese male LUI PUN age 65 years of 142, Connaught Rd., C., 3rd floor was knocked down and fatally injured by an un- known heavy type commercial vehicle which failed to stop.
Will the driver and any per- son who witnessed the accident or can give any information concerning the accident, please communicate with the Traffic Office, Hong Kong Tel. 39340.
COMMISSIONER OF POLICE.
Hong Kong, July 13, 1949.
THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, JULY 15, 1949.
Posed As Director To Clinch Deal
was
Judgment
delivered against Liang Wing-kai, clerk, of 3 Wongneichong Road, at the Supreme Court yesterday when the Court found that Liang had purported to act as a director of a non-exist- ent company, in which capa- to extract city he managed HK$18,000 from plaintiff.
Williams, senior Mr. Justice Puisne Judge, made an order re- cinding a contract inde between plaintif and defendant
dinter- February 15, 1940, for the sale of 12 Ford trucks which Liang was supposed to deliver, but did not.
Plaintiff in
action Was 601 Chuen Kun-shing, of Roorn Pedder Building, who was repres rented by Mr. B. A. Bernacchi, instructed by Mr. A. S. K. SLAM. Liang was not legally represented. and personally conducted
ense.
Plaintiff claimed that on Febru Ary 15, 1940, defendant approach- ed him and sail he wished to sell him 12 Ford trucks. For the purpose of inducing plaintiff to purchase these trucks and to pay it deposit, defendant showed him self on a directed and authoriser agent of Cheung Fat-hang, Limil- ed, which was 'purported to own the said trucks,
Induced by the sald representa- ilons and warrantees, plaintif to purchuste claimed, he agreed the Ford trucks, and paid a de- Posit of $18,000 to defendant.
Failed To Deliver
There was no such emapany in ruet called the Cheung Fut-hong, Chuen further claimed. Defendant thus failed to deliver the 12 trucks within the contrast.
Plaintiff thus asked for, the re- turn of $18,000 as well as for the rescission of the contract in ques- tion.
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The statement of defence stated that the defendant did not make the alleged representations with the intent to induce the plaintiff | to make the purchase.
Defendant
that also claimed planu did not suffer the allegea damage. Even If he did, defendant was not responsible for it.
Bernacchi, counsel for Mr. plaintiff, told the court that the contract, dated February 15, 1940, and the receipt of the $10,000 and a certain letter of April-23, 1946, In these connections, were all ad- mitted by defendant.
Counsel further stated that the foundations of the ease rested on the contract, which was negotiated broker. The contract through was signed by plaintiff and defen- witness. dant in the presence of Defendant put himzelf down as a director of the Cheung Fut-liong Company
Plaintiff then deposited the sum of $18,000 for which he received a receipt signed by defendant.
In the course of thne, no de-
livery of trucks came about, os E result of which inquiries were made. It was eventually discover- ed that no such company called Cheung Fat-hong existed.
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Employed As Manager
his Liang, testifying in defence, told the court that he and two others--one of whom was a witness to the contract-were partners in this Cheung Fat-hong Limited.
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He WOR only employed manager of the business, be al- leged, and was authorised to lock after the business. He did not notice the word "director" when he signed the contract with plain- aff
Giving his decision, Mr. Wil liams declared that he was sotla- fed Liang fraudulently represent- ed that he was director of a non- existent company, und that plafi-
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judgment The Court awarded
in the sum of $18,000 with costs In favour of the plaintiff, and a rescission order in respect of the
Basement, French Bank Bldg. contract.
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UMBRELLA SNATCHED
You can still be the victim of
a snatcher without carrying any valuables with you.
A Chinese woman. Tam Kan Ying, was peacefully enjoving the outside shelter of her umbrella
the Cheng Loh Theatre, when she felt it being snatched,
Turning round she saw's youth
| of 14 running away with it. The enaicher was caught and arrested. Brought up In the Juvenile court at Central yesterday, he wàx given 12 strokes of the cane and Rentenced to two years in the re- formatory.
MARINE DEPARTMENT. NOTICE NO. 25 OF
1949.
FOR INFORMATION OF SHIP OPERATORS AND CHARTERERS.
It 18 hereby notified that Tuesday, 12th July, 1949, has been declared a Weather-non- working Day.
VEN, GARLAND, Acting Dironing of Marine,
Marine Offer, ju Hong Kong, July 19, 1949.
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BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
By Shepard Barclay
"The Authority on Authorities”
"EVEN" "PENNIES COUNT-
|HU|44-Z-Clubs_and_was
IF YOU added up the money beaten.
in your pocket, you wraald not
Let's sly the core of North's
with
stop with the dollar bills, halves opening bid. to would have the and quarters. You would incluxe standard two and a half defen-
and if save tricks for an opener the dimes and nickels
bunch of pennies you fair distributional values, but not had a you would count them as well. Why quite the three prescribed for n not likewise in your bridge bil- holding with n fat distribution your hand seems to be of 4-3-3-3. But look at his cards ding. just under the strength prescribed which are not listed in the tables. He has a 10 under a K, a 10-9-8 standard tables for light cards, by study the spot cards. If you have a lot of them ranging from the Jack to the nine, their aggregate may be as good as an additional king.
5 A.07 4 Q # 2 DK # 2
9 7 6 2
SK 10 4 NAK 4 D 10 ↑ 8
CJ 14
N
3
SJ82
1 J 10 3 WED 753
CAKIA
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SQ 0 4 3 KD 7 6
DAQJ4
CQ 5
North-South
and a J-10
J-10, all of which he con- sldered good enough to make the difference.
How often you have noticed the J, Q. K and A on the first Trick of a sult, making the 10 a Begond Paut
topper. Even second trick may be the 7, and 10. to build the € into a high card for the third round, of B sult
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Most the players consider The subtle differences itt height between certain spot cards and certain others as being sometimes the factors that answer the ques- tion of to bid or not to bid.
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Tomorrow's Problem
SKO 4 HAJO D98053
(Dealer vulnerable).
North
North
East
1 C 1-H
Pass
South Weat
Puss
C 7 3
Poss
SA 7 3 H 7
S Q 3.5
N
H K 9 8
S
CK 10 0 6 4
1 D
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Here is a deal that was passea
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out in more cases than it was bid in a social duplicate game, as nobody has an emphatically good Where North and upening bld. South opened it, either as Indi- cated or otherwise, the pair
pius. In the case shown, where North decided to fry n choi nerable). club," the 1-No Trump contract
Wh
5 10 8 8 2
HQ 10 5 4 3 2
DKQ
C J
(Dealer: North. Both sides vul-
Lable made. At another
What Is the soundest defence 3-No Trumps on against East's South played the deal in 2-Dia- monda and made it. At a third, this deal?
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